Manitoba RCMP break cold case with DNA gathered 17 years ago

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Chrystal Saunders was 24 when she went missing in Winnipeg in April 2007. The following day, her body was discovered 100 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg near St. Ambroise, Man. Nearly 17 years later, investigators charged 42-year-old Kevin Charles Queau, now living in the Vancouver area, with second-degree murder. Superintendent Rob Lasson said on Monday that Saunders' body was discovered by an off-duty RCMP officer, who had the training to preserve the scene and forensic evidence.
Advancements in DNA technology, police said, played a key role in the arrest and in linking Queau - whose DNA was in the national system due to previous criminal convictions - to the murder. Lasson said this case is an example of the exhaustive efforts RCMP investigators put into solving murders, but the good news of the arrest all these years later won’t bring the victim back.
“Crystal was a mother, a daughter and a friend to many that needlessly lost her life to violent crime. I want to express our sincere condolences to all of Crystal’s friends and family for your tragic loss. She was exploited and had issues with addictions. Unfortunately, Crystal was a vulnerable person and someone took advantage of that. We now have that person in custody,” Lasson said.
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[@wildechild5]

It's a shame that it took so long for the DNA process this guy should have been locked up long ago.

[@SherryinAB]

Wow this is awesome. Finally getting some justice for this beautiful young woman! Rip and prayers for her family and friends! May this guy rot in prison for the rest of his life

[@jackiepaper101]

I wonder if this guy killed anyone else?

[@stevie-ray2020]

Reckon Chrystal wasn't his first victim, nor his last!

[@Free-Speech-Banned-Youtube]

Stevie knows because he was his accomplice

[@sharlawest84]

Thank God!!!

[@kowkunt8710]

Well done Members of The RCMP.. All of us whom have worked around Major Crimes have one of these ghosts lying in the background. Job well Done !

[@stevie-ray2020]

Reckon Chrystal wasn't his first victim, nor his last!

[@karenp7601]

Yay Justice for the young woman and her family ❤🙏. Let's hope he hasn't killed other young women. Rest in Eternal Peace sweet angel 😇🙏❤️🦋

[@NORTHERNFARMGIIRL]

Amen 🙏On this now Solved ❤Case!!!

[@saveriomacri9464]

Good to see

[@DogsReignSupreme]

My impression, this is not his only victim.

[@monl3807]

She was so pretty .....so sorry... 1:35

[@randyleonard4126]

I remember meeting her in central area Wpg. house party 2 weeks before she was found..She was good people!!

[@maggienificent1]

I know him..never would have guessed this! Such a shame for this poor girl! 😢

[@nooby_gaming872]

I know him too. Was a total shock to me!

[@Free-Speech-Banned-Youtube]

Your an accomplice you need to be investigated

[@maggienificent1]

​@@Free-Speech-Banned-KZbin you are the reason cheezies are not blue! 😅

[@windwhisprz]

Did you know he was in prison for assaulting two women?

[@maggienificent1]

@@windwhisprz not at all..this was all something that was held from my husband and I. I was told he had previous trouble with the law but it had involved drugs. My Husband and I know him as a friend. Nothing romantic at all...so we thought nothing of it.

[@missthang4982]

I'm so happy to hear this it gives me hope that maybe one day they will find my cousin, Pamela Holopainen and who killed her. ❤️ Big ❤ to Crystal and to, The Creator🙏 for helping bring some closure to Crystal's Family, friends and loved ones.

[@blackhat5434]

wow... Reporter without a pound of make-up and drawn on eyebrows.